The days surrounding the Fourth of July found several big clusters around the U.S. Beginning on Wednesday, July 3, the Yankee Classic in West Springfield, Mass., had entries ranging from 1,037 on day one (a good number for a mid-week show) to 1,724 on Saturday. In Maryland the Independence Cluster started on Thursday with 1,025… read more

Compared to Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Fourth of July inspires many fewer choices where exhibitors can spend the holiday at a dog show. However, some great shows and clusters are scheduled for that week. The Independence Cluster, four shows at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Md., Thursday, July 4, though Sunday,… read more

Thinking about the Holiday Classic cluster of shows gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling for several reasons. I was, for a brief time when I lived in Southern California, a member of the Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Southern California, and am particularly fond of, among others, show chairman and Poodle breeder extraordinaire Peggy McDill, as… read more